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... Duke of Orleans seizes the French Regency CHAPTER XLIII . Spain Governed by Alberoni . - Philip , Duke of Orleans , Regent in France . - Venetian and Turkish War . - General Affairs of Europe till 1731 ( pp . 39-61 ) . A.D. 1714. Philip ...
... Duke of Orleans seizes the French Regency CHAPTER XLIII . Spain Governed by Alberoni . - Philip , Duke of Orleans , Regent in France . - Venetian and Turkish War . - General Affairs of Europe till 1731 ( pp . 39-61 ) . A.D. 1714. Philip ...
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... War . . The French enter Germany Defeat of the Duke of Cumber- 156 land 149 Convention of Kloster - Seven 157 War in Bohemia : Battle of 150 Prague Treaty between France and Austria A.D. OF THE FOURTH VOLUME . 1757. Battles of Prague.
... War . . The French enter Germany Defeat of the Duke of Cumber- 156 land 149 Convention of Kloster - Seven 157 War in Bohemia : Battle of 150 Prague Treaty between France and Austria A.D. OF THE FOURTH VOLUME . 1757. Battles of Prague.
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... . 481 Executed . 455 Execution and Character 482 The Girondists guillotined . Close of the Reign of Terror 483 Duke of Orleans executed 456 Its Character . 484 Republican Calendar . 457 OF THE FOURTH VOLUME . XV CHAPTER LVII . General.
... . 481 Executed . 455 Execution and Character 482 The Girondists guillotined . Close of the Reign of Terror 483 Duke of Orleans executed 456 Its Character . 484 Republican Calendar . 457 OF THE FOURTH VOLUME . XV CHAPTER LVII . General.
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... Duke James II . , who possessed a considerable fleet , which he employed in discoveries and commerce , besides erecting several forts in Africa , encouraged his subjects to settle in the Island of Tobago . The flourishing condition to ...
... Duke James II . , who possessed a considerable fleet , which he employed in discoveries and commerce , besides erecting several forts in Africa , encouraged his subjects to settle in the Island of Tobago . The flourishing condition to ...
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... Duke of Vendôme , and lastly , the agent of the Duke of Parma at Madrid . Alberoni , as if by accident , and after running over a great many names , re- commended Elizabeth Farnese , the niece of his Sovereign , the reigning Duke of ...
... Duke of Vendôme , and lastly , the agent of the Duke of Parma at Madrid . Alberoni , as if by accident , and after running over a great many names , re- commended Elizabeth Farnese , the niece of his Sovereign , the reigning Duke of ...
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